Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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